Brake



Nov. 1, 1927.

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Z7 f Z0 O /3 O O ,lNvENroRv ATTORNEY Patented Nov. l, 1927.

ADIEL Y. DODGE, F SOUTH BEND, INDIANA, ASSIGNOR TO :BRAKE COMIANY, OF CHICAGO, ILLINOIS, A CORPORATION OF ILLINOIS,

BRAKE.

Application filed Marchal), 1924. SeriaI No. 702,766.

My invention relates to brake construction.

One of the'objects of my invention is to provide an improved brake construction for the front Wheels ofautomobiles; a further object of my invention is to provide an 1mproved connection between the reach rod and 4 lan external brake for the front Wheel; further objects Willappear from the description and claims.

In the drawings in which two embodiments of niy invention are shown;

Fig. 1 is a sectional view on the line l-l of Fig. 2 of a. front Wheel brake, axle and associated parts.

Fig. 2 is a sectional view Aon the line 2 2 of Fig. 1.

Fig. 3 is a rear view of a front axle and steering knuckle showing a different form of transmission from the reach rod to the brake.`

Fig. 4 is a sectional view corresponding to Fig. 1, but showing the modification of Fig. 3.

The brake itself may be similar to the external band brakes now in use, comprisingT a 25 brake drum 1() secured to the front Wheel 11,

a flexible brake band 12, surrounding the brake drum, a lever 13 pivotally connectedv at 14 With one end of the brake band, a link 15 pivotally connected at 16`With the lever "13, an adjusting nut 17A, threaded on the end f of the link 15, and an abutment 18, secured to the other end of the brake band, and engaged by the adjusting nut 17. The transmission from ther-each rod 19 to the lever 13 comprises a rock-arm 20,'pivoted at 21 to the reach rod 419, a'rock shaft 22, mounted onthe front axle 23,' a rock arm 24 mounted on the rock shaft 22, and a link 25 having a ball and socket joint connection at 26 With the lever 13 and having a sort of universal joint connection at 27 with the rock arm 24:. The ball and socket joint 26l is located adjacent the axis of the steering knuckle 28, (although otiset slightly With-respect thereto for a purpose hereinafter reterred to). This ball and socket joint moves substantially vertically so that its distance from the axis ofthe steering knuckle remains substantially the same during its movement.

Because of this location and movement of the ball and socket j oint,the swiveling movement of the steering knuckle in turningdoes not materially affect the action of tle brake pedal. 1t does, however., aect the braking E action to a' slightextent in that the ball and The construction shovvn in Fig. 3 may be Y substantially the same as that just described except that here the upper end of the link 25 is pivotullyconnected at 29 with a sliding sleeve 30, which is slidable on a vertical guide 31, which vertical guide may be" located substantially in alignment with the axis .of the steering knuckle. This slidable sleeve acts on the forked end 32 ofthe bent lever 33,A which straddles the guide 31 and which corresponds to the lever 13 of the construction shown in Fig. 2. Q

In order to provide clearance for the steering movement of Wheel 11, as the steering knuckle swings about its pivot, the link 25 is inclined downwardly away from the Wheel. This inclination of the link causes a side thrust on the lever 13. In--orderto takeV care of this side thrust, I provide the bracket 50 which supports the link 15 with an upwardly extending -forked portion 51. in

which the lever 13 is guided and supported laterally against side thrust.

`When the brakes are applied, tension on rod19 rocks 4lever 20 to push upwardly on link 25 to rock lever 13 to contract the brake band 12.

Having thus described. my invention, what I claim as new and desire to secure by Letters Patent of the United States is:

1. A steerable wheel brake construction comprising an axle provided with a steen ing knuckle, a steerable wheelm "tinted on said knuckle to swing about the a,A is thereof in steering, a brake drum mounted on said Wheel, an .external brake yband embracing said drum, and transmission means for actuating said brake `band,`comprising a lever which swings with the steering movement of the steerable wheel and has one end above said steering knuckle and movable approximately in alignment with the axis of the steering knuckle, a slotted guide embracing said lever, direction changing trans-V mission mounted on Said axle, and an elongated outwardly inclined transmission member secured at one end to said end of said lever and connected to the end of said direc tion-changing transmission.

2. A. steerable wheel brake construction' CII ' mount-ed on said axle,

com 'rising an axle provided with a steering rnuckle, a steer-.ibis Wheel mounted on said knuckle to swing about the axis thereof in steering a brake druml mounted on said Wheel, an external brake 4band enl- 4bracing Vsaid drum, and transmission means for actuating said brake band, comprising a. lever which swings with the steeringl and away Yfrom said steering wheel to provide clearance for the steering movement ot the Wheel.

l3. A steeg-able wheel brake construction comprising an axle provided with a steering knuckle, a steerable wheel mounted on said knuckle to swing about the axis thereof in steering, a brake drum mounted on said Wheel, an external brake'band embracing said drum, and transmission means for act veating said brake band, comprising a lever which swings with the steering movement of the steerable wheel and has one end above said steering knuckle and movable approximately in alignment with the axis of the steering knuckle, means carried by the knuckle for supporting the lever against side thrust, direction changing transmission mounted on said axle, and an elongated transmission member secured at one end to said end of said lever and extending to saiddirection changing transmission, said direction changing transmission comprising a lever pivotally mounted on said axle, and' said elongated member comprising a link pivotally connected at its ends to said levers respectively.

4. A steerable wheel brake construction comprising an axle provided with a steel'- ing knuckle, asteerable wheel mounted on said knuckle to swing about the axis thereof in steering, a brake drum mounted on said wheel, an external brake band embracing said drum, and transmission means for actuating said brake handv` comprising a lever which swings with steering movement ol' the steering wheel. and a lilik pivotally cow nected to said lever and inclined downward-- ly and away from said steering wheel to provide clearance for the steering movement of the wheel, and a bracket mounted lo swing with said steering knuckle and provided With means tor supporting the lever against side thrust due to the inclination of said link.

5. A steerable Wheel brake construction comprising an axle provided with a steeringl knuckle, a steer-able Wheel mounted on said knuckle to swing about the axis thereof in steering` a brake drum mounted on said Wheel, an external brake band embracing said drum, and transmission means for actuating said brake band, comprising a lever which swings with steering movement of the steering wheel, a member (3l) engaging the end of the lever and guiding it in the steering axis, and a transmission device engaging the end of the lever and supported independently of the knuckle.

In witness whereof, l have hereunto subscribed my name.

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